• Source: Fringelip snake-eel

The fringelip snake-eel (Cirrhimuraena playfairii) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by Albert Günther in 1870. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the Indo-Pacific, including Zanzibar, Tanzania, Kosi Bay, South Africa, and the Hawaiian Islands. Its lifestyle is mostly benthic but it sometimes swims at the surface. It is olive brown in colour, with lighter colouring in the ventral region. Males can reach a maximum total length of 39 centimetres (15 in).




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Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Fringelip snake-eel
• Cirrhimuraena calamus
• Inhaca fringelip
• Cirricaecula
• Cirrhimuraena
• Cirricaecula johnsoni
• List of fishes of India
• List of least concern fishes
• List of reef fish of the Red Sea
• Martin W. Johnson